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MANUFACTURE OF BOOTS 0R SHOES.

No. 313,727. Patented Mar. 10, I885.

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MANUFAGTURE'OF BOOTS 0R SHOES.

Patented Mar. 10,1885.

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ALFRED HANNIBALL, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

MANUFACTURE OF BOOTS OR EHQE8.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 313,727, dated March'10, 1885.

Application filed June 12, 1884. (No morhl.) Patented in EnglandSeptember 10, 18 3. No. 4,332.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED HANNIBALL, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain.residing at London, England, have invented new and usefulImprovements in the Manufacture of Boots or Shoes,and in ApparatusTherefor, for which I have obtained a Patent in Great Britain, No.4,832, bearing date 10th September, 1883, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention has for its object to furnish a boot or shoe whichwill be waterproof, pliable, and therefore yielding readily to thenatural movements of the foot and insuring a great degree of comfort tothe wearer.

The invention consists in the method of man ufacture hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a face view showing an inner sole laid on alast, the upper with the lining partially attached to it placed thereon,and the lining secured to the inner sole. Fig. 2 shows the second stageof the process, in which a piece of canvas or woven fabric is placedaround the toe and along the edges of the sole to the waist or shankportion of the shoe. Fig. 3 shows the upper drawn down over the liningand folded over the inner sole and united to the same above the lining.Fig. 4 is a face view showing the boot or shoe with the outer solesecured to it. Fig. 5 is a plan view showing an outer sole and a clampor middle sole secured together. Fig. 6 is an edge view of the same.Figs. 7 and 8 are plan and sectional views of a metallic last that maybe used in carrying out my method of manufacture. Fig. 9 is a sideelevation, partly in section, of a wooden last and its stand or support.Figs. 10, 11, and 12 represent tools that may be used in carrying out mymethod of manufacture.

Like letters indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawings.

In making amachine-sewed' boot or sho without nails, pegs, or the like,I proceed as followsthat is to say, I first lay the inner sole, a, uponthe last. I then place the upper b,with the liningc partially attachedthereto, on the last, and drawthe edges of the said lining over thelower face of the inner sole. I then turn back the upper and secure theedges of the lining to the inner sole by means of paste or cement, and Iinsert the heel-stiffener in the proper position between the lining andthe upper. A piece of canvas or other stout woven fabric, at, out on thecross or diagonally-say, from one inch to one inch and a half in widthisthen placed around the toe and along the edges of the sole to the waist,so as to form the side lining and the toe puff. This piece of canvas orother fabric (1 prevents the formation of rucks or folds in the lininga, and keeps the same perfectly smooth, and may, if desired, be coatedwith an india'rubber or other water-proof solution. A thin coating of anindiarubber or other waterproof solution is placed upon the inner sole,so as to render the same damp-proof. The upper is then drawn down overthe 1in ing, and its edges are folded over the inner sole and united tothe same above the lining by means of paste or cement. The cemented orpasted portion is then pressed by means'of a special tool or. implement,hereinafter described, to insure the proper union of the surfaces bymeans of the paste or cement. A few tacks or nails are driventemporarily through the portions of the upper and lining. that arefolded over the inner sole into the last, or into a piece of leather orother suitable material fitted therein, as hereinafter described, forthe purpose of retaining the upper and lining in the proper positionuntil the paste or cement has become set or dry enough to hold the saidparts, whereuponthe said tacks or nails are removed. As the portion ofthe upper folded over the inner sole does not entirely cover the bottomthereof,'a recess or cavity is left which I fill up with cork,fe1t. orother suitable material before the outer sole is put on.

Before applying the outer sole to the boot or shoe I thoroughly block orshape the same, so that it will exactly correspond with sole portion ofthe last. For this purpose I put the said outer sole in a screw or otherpress between two shapingblocks, of steel, iron, or other suitablematerial, so as to give it the form shown in Figs. 5 and 6, (in which Ain dicates the said outer sole,) and make it ready for securing to theinner sole. I thus gain a great practical advantage by obviating thenecessity for the usual blocking upon thelast. I l hen a clump or middlesole is used, Isecure the said clump or middle sole (marked B in Figs. 5and 6) to the outer sole, A, by means of paste or cement, and fill upthe recess or cavity left within the said clump with a piece, 0, of corkor other snitable material, which is also secured by paste or cement tothe outer sole. These parts are then put in a press betweenshaping-blocks, before the paste or cement has set or hardened,and arepressed into their proper shape, as shown, before they are placed uponthe last. It will be necessary to employ two pairs of these blocks, onefor the right foot, and the other for the left foot.

In applying two inside soles I secure the lining and upper to a verythin inner sole in the manner above described, and after the outersole,has been put on and the boot or shoe has been sewed by the Blake orother machine I place asock of thin materialsuch as leather or wovenfabrioupon a second leather inner sole to which it is secured bystitching around the edges. This second inner sole is then placed in theboot or shoe upon the first inner sole, with the grain side downwardthatis to say, in contact with the upper surface of the first inner solethetwo soles being united by means of paste or cement. This arrangementeffectually prevents the curling up of the edges of the inner sole, andinsures a great amount of pliability or suppleness in the. boot or shoe.

In carryingout my method of manufacture,

I employ a last into which the tacks for temporarily securing the upperand lining thereto can be driven, and for this purpose I preferably usean iron last constructed in the manner shown in Figs. 7 and 8, in whichD is the A tool is used for pressing the edges of the v upper and liningupon the inner sole; and it consists of a roller, H, made witharoughened portion anda smooth portion, h, as is shown in Fig. 10. Thisroller is carried by a pin secured in a forked handle, h in such amanner that said roller will be free to rotate. In usi g this tool theupper b and lining c are pressed down, first by the roughened portion h,and then by the smaller smooth portion h.

In carrying out my method I also use a cramping-hook for drawing orpressing the toe and heel portions of the upper and lining over theinner sole. Said hook is shown in Figs. 11 and 12, and consists of ahook-shaped piece, J, having a handle, j, and preferably grooved 0rroughened on its under side, as is shown atj. In using this tool it isheld in the left hand, and'the curved or hook'shaped piece J is placedagainst the upper at the heel or toe of the boot or shoe. The said pieceis then tapped with a hammer, first on its beveled edge jfiand then onits upper side, to fold the upper and lining over the last and lay themsmoothly thereon.

\Vhat I claim is The method of manufacturing boots and shoes, consistingin first laying the inner sole upon the last, then placing the upperwith the lining partially attached thereto on the last and drawing thelining over the lower face of the sole and securing it thereto with theupper turned back and the heel stiffener in place between the lining andupper, then applying a fabric around the toe and along the edges of thesole to form the side lining and toe-puff, then drawing the upper downover the lining and cementing or pasting it to the inner sole, and thenattaching the outer sole, which has been blocked or shaped before beingapplied, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I havehereunto signed my name in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ALFRED HANNIBALL.

Vitn esses: HERBERT E. DALE,

JNO. DEAN, Both of l7 Gracechurch Street, London, E. 0.

